TAPTONHOLME

🌳Matureactive

01848130 · private-limited-guarant-nsc · incorporated 1984-09-13

Investment thesis

Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.

Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.

Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.

Opportunity decay

hardening · 12-months

Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.

· Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage

🔒Estimated value

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Turnover

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not disclosed

Net worth

—

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Opportunity

81/100

Exceptional

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What this business does

Primary activity: Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Sector: Human health & social work

Investor take

Pursue

Active trading company with a 80-year-old founder — textbook succession opportunity.

Opportunity 81/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Strong seller-intent signal (63/100, director aged 80). Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (73/100).

Data confidence

Overall: medium (58/100)

Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.

Company profile

address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date

100

Financials

No iXBRL financials extracted

Lenders & charges

Confirmed no charges registered

Directors & officers

21 officers (7 active, 21 linked, 18 with DOB)

Ownership & PSC

1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared

Director network

6 connected companies via shared directors

Filing history

132 filings on record

Gazette notices

No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)

Opportunity Score

81/100Exceptional

PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality

Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.

Acquirability

Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.

Risk profile

Few red flags.

Signal strength

Good data coverage for analysis.

Recent activity

Last 30 days

filings

Last 90 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Last 180 days

filing

• 1 confirmation-statement

Counts from Companies House filing history.

Corporate timeline (46 events)Click to expand

2025-10-06
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2025-04-11
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officers · CH01
2025-04-11
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-10-09
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accounts · AA
2024-08-07
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officers · CH01
2024-08-07
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persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-01-31
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officers · AP01
2023-11-15
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NOBLE, Lewis John appointed
director
2023-10-11
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accounts · AA
2023-09-14
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officers · TM01
2023-05-10
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WIGHTMAN, Valerie Michele resigned
director
2023-01-03
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accounts · AA
2021-11-04
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2021-01-05
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2019-10-08
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accounts · AA
2019-04-11
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change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2018-09-28
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accounts · AA
2017-10-02
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accounts · AA
2015-03-04
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MOTT, Ashley resigned
director
2015-03-04
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WIGHTMAN, Valerie Michele appointed
director
2014-12-03
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DUNN, David Jonathan appointed
director
2014-12-03
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HATTERSLEY, Jonathan Leslie resigned
director
2012-09-26
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HARVEY, Paul Rawsome, Doctor appointed
director
2009-11-04
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STANLEY, David resigned
director
2007-02-22
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LIDDLE, Jane, Dr appointed
director
2006-07-12
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DUFFIELD, Andrew Peter appointed
director
2006-06-26
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HATTERSLEY, Jonathan Leslie appointed
director
2006-06-26
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PARKER, Peter Anthony resigned
director
2006-01-09
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INGRAM, Stephen resigned
director
2004-01-04
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HEWSON, Ian James appointed
secretary
2004-01-04
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HICKMAN, Rodney resigned
secretary
2002-04-10
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GETTY, Charles John Moore resigned
director
2002-04-10
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STANLEY, David appointed
director
2000-12-06
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HAWKSWELL, Jonathan Digby resigned
director
2000-12-06
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MOTT, Ashley appointed
director
2000-04-12
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COWELL, Martin Edward appointed
director
2000-04-12
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WINKWORTH-SMITH, Michael John resigned
director
1994-12-07
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HAWKSWELL, Jonathan Digby appointed
director
1994-06-24
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GETTY, Charles John Moore appointed
director
1994-06-24
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INGRAM, Stephen appointed
director
1994-03-17
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BURKINSHAW, Judith Ross resigned
director
1994-03-17
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WALKER, Elizabeth resigned
director
1994-03-17
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WOMACK, Carol Anne resigned
director
1993-12-20
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HICKMAN, Rodney appointed
secretary
1993-12-20
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JONES, Thomas Glyn resigned
secretary
1984-09-13
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Company incorporated
As TAPTONHOLME

Owner dependency

65/100

High — earn-out structure required

Material founder dependency. Consider a 2-3 year earn-out and build in a handover plan before completion.

FACTORS

-6 active directors: Broader management team in place — suggests transferable governance.
+Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 26 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
+Founder age: Director aged approximately 80 — succession pressure is live.

Succession & seller-readiness

80/100

Likely off-market candidate

Strong acquirability signals converging. Worth approaching directly — this is how off-market deals start.

SIGNALS

primaryFounder aged 70+: Senior director is approximately 80 years old. Natural succession window is now.
primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 26 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean

No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner

Name	Shares	Voting rights	Nature of control	Notified
Mr Martin Edward Cowell Individual · British · DOB 07/1950 · age 76	—	—	sig. influencesignificant influence	06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive

Typeprivate-limited-guarant-nsc

Incorporated1984-09-13

Jurisdictionengland-wales

Primary SIC87300 — Residential care activities for the elderly and disabled

Registered office

14 Taptonville Crescent

Broomhill

Sheffield

S10 5BP

Filing status

Accounts

Next due: 2026-09-30

Last made up to: 2024-12-31

Confirmation statement

Next due: 2027-04-19

Last: 2026-04-05